2024年6月大学英语六级考试CET6 卷一

6月大學英語六级考试真題（一）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetweenemployersandemployees.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Itisatypicalsalad.B)ItisaSpanishsoup.C)Itisaweirdvegetable.D)Itisakindofspicyfood.2.A)Tomakeitthicker.B)Tomakeitmorenutritious.C)Toaddtoitsappeal.D)Toreplaceaningredient.3.A)Itcontainsverylittlefat.B)Itusesoliveoilincooking.C)Itusesnoartificialadditives.D)Itismainlymadeofvegetables.4.A)Itdoesnotgostalefortwoyears.B)Ittakesnospecialskilltoprepare.C)Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig.D)Itisadelicacyblendedwithbread.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theycomeinagreatvariety.B)Theydonotmakedecentgifts.C)Theydonotvarymuchinprice.D)TheygowellwithItalianfood.6.A)$30-$40.B)$40-$50.C)$50-$60.D)Around$150.7.A)Theyareahealthychoiceforelderlypeople.B)TheyareespeciallypopularamongItalians.C)Theysymbolizegoodhealthandlongevity.D)Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood.8.A)ItisawineimportedfromCalifornia.B)Itislessspicythanallotherredwines.C)Itisfarmoreexpensivethanheexpected.D)ItisItaly'smostfamoustypeofredwine.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Learningothers'secrets.B)Searchingforinformation.C)Decodingsecretmessages.D)Spreadingsensationalnews.10.A)TheyhelpedtheU.S.armyinWorldWarⅡ.B)Theycouldwritedownspokencodespromptly.C)Theywereassignedtodecodeenemymessages.D)Theyweregoodatbreakingenemysecretcodes.11.A)ImportantbattlesfoughtinthePacificWar.B)Decodingofsecretmessagesinwartimes.C)Amilitarycodethatwasneverbroken.D)NavajoIndians'contributiontocodebreaking.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Allserviceswillbepersonalized.B)Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced.C)Technologywillrevolutionizeallsectorsofindustry.D)Moreinformationwillbeavailable.13.A)Intheroboticsindustry.B)Intheinformationservice.C)Inthepersonalcaresector.D)Inhigh-endmanufacturing.14.A)Theychargehighprices.B)Theyneedlotsoftraining.C)Theycatertotheneedsofyoungpeople.D)Theyfocusoncustomers'specificneeds.15.A)Therisingdemandineducationandhealthcareinthenext20years.B)Thedisruptioncausedbytechnologyintraditionallywell-paidjobs.C)Thetremendouschangesnewtechnologywillbringtopeople'slives.D)Theamazingamountofpersonalattentionpeoplewouldliketohave.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)ItwasthelongestroadinancientEgypt.B)Itwasconstructedsome500yearsago.C)Itlay8milesfromthemonumentsites.D)Itlinkedastonepittosomewaterways.17.A)Sawsusedforcuttingstone.B)Tracesleftbyearlyexplorers.C)Anancientgeographicalmap.D)Somestonetoolsegments.18.A)Totransportstonestoblockfloods.B)Toprovideservicesforthestonepit.C)Tolinkthevariousmonumentsites.D)ToconnectthevillagesalongtheNile.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Dr.Gongdidn'tgivehimanyconventionaltests.B)Dr.Gongmarkedhisofficewithahand-paintedsign.C)Dr.Gongdidn'taskhimanyquestionsabouthispain.D)Dr.Gongslippedinneedleswherehefeltnopain.20.A)Hehadheardofthewondersacupuncturecouldwork.B)Dr.GongwasveryfamousinNewYork'sChinatown.C)Previousmedicaltreatmentsfailedtorelievehispain.D)Hefoundtheexpensivemedicaltestsunaffordable.21.A)Moreandmorepatientsaskforthetreatment.B)Acupuncturetechniqueshavebeenperfected.C)Itdoesn'tneedtheconventionalmedicaltests.D)Itdoesnothaveanynegativesideeffects.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Theywereonthevergeofbreakingup.B)Theywerecompatibledespitedifferences.C)Theyquarreledalotandneverresolvedtheirarguments.D)Theyarguedpersistentlyaboutwhethertohavechildren.23.A)Neitherofthemhasanybrothersorsisters.B)Neitherofthemwontheirparents'favor.C)Theyweren'tspoiledintheirchildhood.D)Theydidn'tliketobetheappleoftheirparents'eyes.24.A)Theyareusuallygoodatmakingfriends.B)Theytendtobeadventurousandcreative.C)Theyareoftencontentwithwhattheyhave.D)Theytendtobeself-assuredandresponsible.25.A)Theyenjoymakingfriends.B)Theytendtobewelladjusted.C)Theyareleastlikelytotakeinitiative.D)Theyusuallyhavesuccessfulmarriages.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.ScientistsscanningandmappingtheGizapyramidssaythey'vediscoveredthattheGreatPyramidofGizaisnotexactlyeven.Butreallynotbymuch.Thispyramidistheoldestoftheworld'sSevenWonders.Thepyramid'sexactsizehas26expertsforcenturies,asthe"morethan21acresofhard,whitecasingstones"thatoriginallycovereditwere27longago.Reportinginthemostrecentissueofthenewsletter"AERAGRAM,"which28theworkoftheAncientEgyptResearchAssociates,engineerGlenDashsayshisteamusedanewmeasuringapproachthatinvolvedfindinganysurviving29ofthecasinginordertodeterminewheretheoriginaledgewas.Theyfoundtheeastsideofthepyramidtobea30of5.5inchesshorterthanthewestside.Thequestionthatmost31him,however,isn'thowtheEgyptianswhodesignedandbuiltthepyramidgotitwrong4,500yearsago,buthowtheygotitsocloseto32."WecanonlyspeculateastohowtheEgyptianscouldhavelaidouttheselineswithsuch33usingonlythetoolstheyhad,"Dashwrites.Hesayshis34isthattheEgyptianslaidouttheirdesignonagrid,notingthatthegreatpyramidisorientedonly35awayfromthecardinaldirections(itsnorth-southaxisruns3minutes54secondswestofduenorth,whileitseast-westaxisruns3minutes51secondsnorthofdueeast)—anamountthat's"tiny,butsimilar,"archeologistAtlasObscurapointsout.chroniclesB)completeC)establishedD)fascinatesE)hypothesisF)maximumG)momentumH)mysteriouslyI)perfectJ)precisionK)puzzledL)remnantsM)removedN)revelationsO)slightlySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.PeerPressureHasaPositiveSideA)Parentsofteenagersoftenviewtheirchildren'sfriendswithsomethinglikesuspicion.Theyworrythattheadolescentpeergrouphasthepowertopushitsmembersintobehaviorthatisfoolishandevendangerous.Suchwarinessiswellfounded:statisticsshow,forexample,thatateenagedriverwithasame-agepassengerinthecarisathigherriskofafatalcrashthananadolescentdrivingaloneorwithanadult.B)Inastudy,psychologistLaurenceSteinbergofTempleUniversityandhisco-author,psychologistMargoGardner,thenatTemple,divided306peopleintothreeagegroups:youngadolescents,withameanageof14;olderadolescents,withameanageof19;andadults,aged24andolder.Subjectsplayedacomputerizeddrivinggameinwhichtheplayermustavoidcrashingintoawallthatmaterializes,withoutwarning,ontheroadway.SteinbergandGardnerrandomlyassignedsomeparticipantstoplayaloneorwithtwosame-agepeerslookingon.C)Olderadolescentsscoredabout50percenthigheronanindexofriskydrivingwhentheirpeerswereintheroom—andthedrivingofearlyadolescentswasfullytwiceasrecklesswhenotheryoungteenswerearound.Incontrast,adultsbehavedinsimilarwaysregardlessofwhethertheywereontheirownorobservedbyothers."Thepresenceofpeersmakesadolescentsandyouth,butnotadults,morelikelytotakerisks,"SteinbergandGardnerconcluded.D)Yetintheyearsfollowingthepublicationofthisstudy,Steinbergbegantobelievethatthisinterpretationdidnotcapturethewholepicture.Asheandotherresearchersexaminedthequestionofwhyteensweremoreapttotakerisksinthecompanyofotherteenagers,theycametosuspectthatacrowd'sinfluenceneednotalwaysbenegative.Nowsomeexpertsareproposingthatweshouldtakeadvantageoftheteenbrain'skeensensitivitytothepresenceoffriendsandleverageittoimproveeducation.E)Inastudy,SteinbergandhiscolleaguesturnedtofunctionalMRI(磁共振)toinvestigatehowthepresenceofpeersaffectstheactivityintheadolescentbrain.Theyscannedthebrainsof40teensandadultswhowereplayingavirtualdrivinggamedesignedtotestwhetherplayerswouldbrakeatayellowlightorspeedonthroughthecrossroad.F)Thebrainsofteenagers,butnotadults,showedgreateractivityintworegionsassociatedwithrewardswhentheywerebeingobservedbysame-agepeersthanwhenalone.Inotherwords,rewardsaremoreintenseforteenswhentheyarewithpeers,whichmotivatesthemtopursuehigher-riskexperiencesthatmightbringabigpayoff(suchasthethrillofjustmakingthelightbeforeitturnsred).ButSteinbergsuspectedthistendencycouldalsohaveitsadvantages.Inhislatestexperiment,publishedonlineinAugust,SteinbergandhiscolleaguesusedacomputerizedversionofacardgamecalledtheIowaGamblingTasktoinvestigatehowthepresenceofpeersaffectsthewayyoungpeoplegatherandapplyinformation.G)Theresults:TeenswhoplayedtheIowaGamblingTaskundertheeyesoffellowadolescentsengagedinmoreexploratorybehavior,learnedfasterfrombothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes,andachievedbetterperformanceonthetaskthanthosewhoplayedinsolitude."Whatourstudysuggestsisthatteenagerslearnmorequicklyandmoreeffectivelywhentheirpeersarepresentthanwhenthey'reontheirown,"Steinbergsays.Andthisfindingcouldhaveimportantimplicationsforhowwethinkabouteducatingadolescents.H)MatthewD.Lieberman,asocialcognitiveneuroscientistattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,andauthorofthebookSocial:WhyOurBrainsAreWiredtoConnect,suspectsthatthehumanbrainisespeciallyskillfulatlearningsociallysignificantinformation.HepointstoaclassicstudyinwhichpsychologistsatDartmouthCollegeandHarvardUniversityusedfunctionalMRItotrackbrainactivityin17youngmenastheylistenedtodescriptionsofpeoplewhileconcentratingoneithersociallyrelevantcues(forexample,tryingtoformanimpressionofapersonbasedonthedescription)ormoresociallyneutralinformation(suchasnotingtheorderofdetailsinthedescription).Thedescriptionswerethesameineachcondition,butpeoplecouldbetterrememberthesestatementswhengivenasocialmotivation.I)Thestudyalsofoundthatwhensubjectsthoughtaboutandlaterrecalleddescriptionsintermsoftheirinformationalcontent,regionsassociatedwithfactualmemory,suchasthemedialtemporallobe,becameactive.Butthinkingaboutorrememberingdescriptionsintermsoftheirsocialmeaningactivatedthedorsomedialprefrontalcortex—partofthebrain'ssocialnetwork—evenastraditionalmemoryregionsregisteredlowlevelsofactivity.Morerecently,ashereportedinareview,Liebermanhasdiscoveredthatthisregionmaybepartofadistinctnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivatedlearningandmemory.Suchfindings,hesays,suggestthat"thisnetworkcanbecalledontoprocessandstorethekindofinformationtaughtinschool—potentiallygivingstudentsaccesstoarangeofuntappedmentalpowers."J)Ifhumansaregenerallygearedtorecalldetailsaboutoneanother,thispatternisprobablyevenmorepowerfulamongteenagerswhoareveryattentivetosocialdetails:whoisin,whoisout,wholikeswhom,whoismadatwhom.Theirdesireforsocialdramaisnot—ornotonly—awayofdistractingthemselvesfromtheirschoolworkorofdrivingadultscrazy.Itisactuallyaneurological(神經的)sensitivity,initiatedbyhormonalchanges.Evolutionarilyspeaking,peopleinthisagegroupareatastageinwhichtheycanpreparetofindamateandstarttheirownfamilywhileseparatingfromparentsandstrikingoutontheirown.Todothissuccessfully,theirbrainpromptsthemtothinkandevenobsessaboutothers.K)Yetourschoolsfocusprimarilyonstudentsasindividualentities.Whatwouldhappenifeducatorsinsteadtookadvantageofthefactthatteensarepowerfullycompelledtothinkinsocialterms?InSocial,Liebermanlaysoutanumberofwaystodoso.HistoryandEnglishcouldbepresentedthroughthelensofthepsychologicaldrivesofthepeopleinvolved.OnecouldthereforepresentNapoleonintermsofhisdesiretoimpressorChurchillintermsofhislonelygloom.Lessinherentlyinterpersonalsubjects,suchasmath,couldacquireasocialaspectthroughteamproblemsolvingandpeertutoring.Researchshowsthatwhenweabsorbinformationinordertoteachittosomeoneelse,welearnitmoreaccuratelyanddeeply,perhapsinpartbecauseweareengagingoursocialcognition.L)Andalthoughanxiousparentsmaynotwelcomethenotion,educatorscouldturnadolescentrecklessnesstoacademicends."Risktakinginaneducationalcontextisavitalskillthatenablesprogressandcreativity,"wroteSarah-JayneBlakemore,acognitiveneuroscientistatUniversityCollegeLondon,inareviewpublishedlastyear.Yet,shenoted,manyyoungpeopleareespeciallyunwillingtotakerisksatschool—afraidthatonelowtestscoreorpoorgradecouldcostthemaspotataselectiveuniversity.Weshouldassuresuchstudentsthatrisk,andevenpeerpressure,canbeagoodthing—aslongasithappensintheclassroomandnotinthecar.36.Itisthoughtprobablethatthehumanbrainisparticularlygoodatpickingupsociallyimportantinformation.37.Itcanbeconcludedfromexperimentsthatthepresenceofpeersincreasesrisk-takingbyadolescentsandyouth.38.Studentsshouldbetoldthatrisk-takingintheclassroomcanbesomethingpositive.39.Theurgeoffindingamateandgettingmarriedaccountsforadolescents'greaterattentiontosocialinteractions.40.AccordingtoSteinberg,thepresenceofpeersincreasesthespeedandeffectivenessofteenagers'learning.41.Teenagers'parentsareoftenconcernedaboutnegativepeerinfluence.42.Activatingthebrain'ssocialnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivatedlearningandmemorymayallowstudentstotapunusedmentalpowers.43.Thepresenceofpeersintensifiesthefeelingofrewardsinteens'brains.44.Whenweabsorbinformationforthepurposeofimpartingittoothers,wedosowithgreateraccuracyanddepth.45.Someexpertsaresuggestingthatweturnpeerinfluencetogooduseineducation.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheEbroDelta，inSpain，famousasabattlegroundduringtheSpanishCivilWar，isnowthesettingforadifferentcontest，onethatispittingricefarmersagainsttwoenemies：therice-eatinggiantapplesnail，andrisingsealevels.WhathappensherewillhaveabearingonthefutureofEuropeanriceproductionandtheoverallhealthofsouthernEuropeanwetlands.LocatedontheMediterraneanjusttwohourssouthofBarcelona，theEbroDeltaproduces120millionkilogramsofriceayear，makingitoneofthecontinent‘smostimportantrice-growingareas.Astheseacreepsintothesefresh-watermarshes，however，risingsalinity（盐分）ishamperingriceproduction.Atthesametime，thissea-wateralsokillsoffthegreedygiantapplesnail，anintroducedpestthatfeedsonyoungriceplants.Themostpromisingstrategyhasbecometoharnessonefoeagainsttheother.Thebattleiscurrentlybeingwagedonland，ingreenhousesattheUniversityofBarcelona.Scientistsworkingunderthebanner“ProjectNeurice”areseekingvarietiesofricethatcanwithstandtheincreasingsalinitywithoutlosingtheabsorbencythatmakesEuropeanriceidealfortraditionalSpanishandItaliandishes.“Theprojecthastwosides，”saysXavierSerrat，NeuriceprojectmanagerandresearcherattheUniversityofBarcelona.“theshort-termfightagainstthesnail，andamid-tolong-termfightagainstclimatechange.Butthesnailhasgiventheprojectgreaterurgency.”OriginallyfromSouthAmerica，thesnailswereaccidentallyintroducedintotheEbroDeltabyGlobalAquaticTecnologies，acompanythatraisedthesnailsforfresh-wateraquariums（水族馆），butfailedtopreventtheirescape.Fornow，thegiantapplesnail‘spresenceinEuropeislimitedtotheEbroDelta.Butthesnailcontinuesitsmarchtonewterritory，saysSerrat.“Thequestionisnotifitwillreachotherrice-growingareasofEurope，butwhen.”Overthenextyearandahalfinvestigatorswilltestthevariousstrainsofsalt-tolerantricethey‘vebred.In，farmerswillplantthevarietieswiththemostpromiseintheEbroDeltaandEurope’sothertwomainrice-growingregions—alongthePoinItaly，andFrance‘sRh？ne.Aseasoninthefieldwillhelpdeterminewhich，ifany，ofthevarietiesarereadyforcommercialization.AsanEU-fundedeffort，thesearchforsalt-tolerantvarietiesofriceistakingplaceinallthreecountries.EachteamiscrossbreedingalocalEuropeanshort-grainricewithalong-grainAsianvarietythatcarriesthesalt-resistantgene.Thescientistsarebreedingsuccessivegenerationstoarriveatvarietiesthatincorporatesalttolerancebutretainabout97percentoftheEuropeanricegenome（基因组）46.WhydoestheauthormentiontheSpanishCivilWaratthebeginningofthepassage?A)IthadgreatimpactonthelifeofSpanishricefarmers.B)ItisofgreatsignificanceintherecordsofSpanishhistory.C)RicefarmersintheEbroDeltaarewagingabattleofsimilarimportance.D)RicefarmersintheEbroDeltaareexperiencingashardatimeasinthewar.47.Whatmaybethemosteffectivestrategyforricefarmerstoemployinfightingtheirenemies?A)Strikingtheweakerenemyfirst.B)Killingtwobirdswithonestone.C)Eliminatingtheenemyonebyone.D)Usingoneeviltocombattheother.48.Whatdowelearnabout"ProjectNeurice"?A)Itsgoalswillhavetoberealizedatacost.B)ItaimstoincreasetheyieldofSpanishrice.C)Itsimmediatepriorityistobringthepestundercontrol.D)Ittriestokillthesnailswiththehelpofclimatechange.49.WhatdoesNeuriceprojectmanagersayaboutthegiantapplesnail?A)ItcansurviveonlyonsouthernEuropeanwetlands.B)Itwillinvadeotherrice-growingregionsofEurope.C)Itmultipliesataspeedbeyondhumanimagination.D)Itwasintroducedintothericefieldsonpurpose.50.WhatistheultimategoaloftheEU-fundedprogram?A)Cultivatingidealsalt-resistantricevarieties.B)IncreasingtheabsorbencyoftheSpanishrice.C)IntroducingSpanishricetotherestofEurope.D)Popularizingthericecrossbreedingtechnology.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Photographywasonceanexpensive，laboriousordealreservedforlife'sgreatestmilestones.Now，theonlyapparentcosttotakinginfinitephotosofsomethingascommonasamealisthespaceonyourharddriveandyourdiningcompanion'spatience.Butisthereanothercost，adeepercost，todocumentingalifeexperienceinsteadofsimplyenjoyingit？“Youhearthatyoushouldn'ttakeallthesephotosandinterrupttheexperience，andit'sbadforyou，andwe'renotlivinginthepresentmoment，”saysKristinDiehl，associateprofessorofmarketingattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaMarshallSchoolofBusiness.Diehlandherfellowresearcherswantedtofindoutifthatwastrue，sotheyembarkedonaseriesofnineexperimentsinthelabandinthefieldtestingpeople'senjoymentinthepresenceorabsenceofacamera.Theresults，publishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology，surprisedthem.Takingphotosactuallymakespeopleenjoywhatthey'redoingmore，notless.“Whatwefindisyouactuallylookattheworldslightlydifferently，becauseyou'relookingforthingsyouwanttocapture，thatyoumaywanttohangonto，”Diehlexplains.“Thatgetspeoplemoreengagedintheexperience，andtheytendtoenjoyitmore.”Takesightseeing.Inoneexperiment，nearly200participantsboardedadouble-deckerbusforatourofPhiladelphia.Bothbustoursforbadetheuseofcellphonesbutonetourprovideddigitalcamerasandencouragedpeopletotakephotos.Thepeoplewhotookphotosenjoyedtheexperiencesignificantlymore，andsaidtheyweremoreengaged，thanthosewhodidn't.Snappingaphotodirectsattention，whichheightensthepleasureyougetfromwhateveryou'relookingat，Diehlsays.Itworksforthingsasboringasarchaeological（考古的）museums，wherepeopleweregiveneye-trackingglassesandinstructedeithertotakephotosornot.“Peoplelooklon